Rex and area social notes and sales page
Mr and Mrs Gastle visit in San Francisco for a month with son Henry Gastle. Rex school beats Newberg 13 to 6 while Springbrook trip caps later. John Patterson sale draws buyers as Carl Greve ships strawberries to Portland. Local ads praise The Big Howe Store and Larkin Prince Hdwe Co offering hardware paints and appliances.
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Gastle
San Francisco
Henry Gastle
Irene Wentz
Newberg
Madge Morrison
Mrs. Mattey
Lafayette
Rex
Pacific College
James Kane
Jack Sawyer
Fred Quaintence
Hillsboro
Webster
Miss Norden
Portland
Hilman Reynolds
Roscoe Winters
C. L. Williams and Son
John Patterson
Caldwell
Mr. Williams
John Pats Terson
Carl Greve
Zeb
John Deere
Howe
Motor High
Monarch
Acme
Larkin-Prince Hdwe. Co
Color of clothes, color of plows, and value in a pastural tale
In a breezy tale a farmer notes that color never guarantees quality as he compares John Deere and off breed harrows. Zeb Riddle buys a spring tooth and Larkin-Prince a John Deere, both backed by color cues, with wear and repair costs illustrating practical judgment.
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John Deere
Zeb Riddle
Larkin-Prince
Zeb
Curious Uses for Fans Across Japan
The piece describes fans used in Japan for many purposes. Umpires in fencing employ a large fan as a signaling language. A servant girl uses a fan to tend charcoal fires, and a farmer uses a stout fan to winnow grain. A waterproof paper fan offers cooling by evaporation.
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Japan
Kid visits kin despite strict home rules
A youth limited to a flat by an ex domestic rule visits country relatives. Overall the trip was favorable. He quips that they must be poor since they have no heat or janitor and instead burn a bonfire on bricks in the room corner, as noted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Copper’s Ancient Role in Bronze and Brass Weapons
The passage notes copper as the principal element in early weapons and its alloy bronze with tin as the first metallic compound used by humankind, while brass formed from copper and zinc also appears historically. It mentions these processes as foundational, though the text is garbled.
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Kcaeatiat
Eee
Education as color on a mingled canvas of knowledge
The passage compares education to adding new colors to an already painted canvas. New information blends with existing ideas, influencing judgment by comparing the fresh with the old. It emphasizes integrating new facts with prior understanding.
Inappropriate Garb Prompts Magazine Mailing Debate
A remark about dress code in relation to a new magazine raises concern over mailing proposals. The exchange notes discomfort with sending a person out in a wrapper, reflecting social norms of attire and presentation discussed in the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Tip or Retainer Tale at Yonkers Table
A Yonkers State man reports a dining dispute where a waiter explains they do not accept tips and clarifies that a prior payment was a retainer, not a tip, amid a lawyer’s remark and a nearby patron.
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Tble
Yonkers Atateeman
Military Bands Inspire Regiments to Battle Spirit
A Kansas City Star account notes regiments with bands fight better and stay cheerful, citing moments when drums and bagpipes sparked discipline and courage. The piece recalls a child's drum and whistle turning the tide, and the Lucknow relief where bagpipes signaled hope with Auld Lang Syne.
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Roberts
Lucknow
God
Kansas City Star
Hard Life of English Cabinet Men
John Bright noted cabinet work demands very strong health and a fine stomach with a conscience untroubled. Greville recalls Peel, Pitt, and Fox dying in office, and adds Castlereagh and Liverpool also died in office, one a maniac and the other an idiot, per the London Chronicle.
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John Bright
Peel
Greville
Pitt
Fox
Lord Castlereagh
Lord Liverpool
London Chronicle
The Wherefore of School
A back ward scholar named Herman frustrates a teacher who asks questions. He replies that if he knew all the things asked he would not need schooling and his father would not send him. The exchange appears in a New York Times excerpt.
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Herman
New York Times
Man of Straw and the Straw Man Legend in Westminster
A disjointed historical note traces the saying man of straw to old Westminster Hall usage and links it to Greek custom via a Quarterly Review writer. It mentions oaths, employment seeking, and the straw figure as a symbol in legal or social contexts.
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Westminster Hall
The
Quarterly Review
Greece
Iridium a hard brittle metal from the platinum group
Iridium is a silver white hard brittle element found with osmium, discovered by Tennant in 1803. It occurs native or alloyed, used for wear points in scientific instruments, with osmium ions also noted. Specific gravity about 22.4.
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Tennant
Lone Fir Dairy delivers evening dairy products
Brief note notes Lone Fir Dairy offering sweet and sour milk buttermilk skim milk and cream with deliveries made in the evening.
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Lone Fir Dairy
My German Coach Stallion Pylos Seen at Sherwood and Newberg Stables
The notice states that the stallion Pylos will be at Sherwood on Mondays and Tuesdays and otherwise at Commercial Stable in Newberg. Interested parties are asked to call and investigate as directed by tf J. W. Henry.
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City of
Newbery
Ida M. Woods
Newberg
Oregon
Pylos
Sherwood
Commercial
Tf J. W. Henry
Not the Cheapest Drug Store in Town
Barcroft's Drug Store advertises reliable medicines and refuses substitutions. Located next to the post office, contact via phone White.113 for customers seeking dependable pharmaceutical service.
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Barcroft’s
P.O
Mills Plans Building Moves And Heavy Equipment Work
Frank C. Mills states capability to move buildings raise and level old structures and operate heavy machinery. He emphasizes readiness to perform construction tasks using appropriate equipment and expertise.
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Frank C. Mills
Teaching Little Tommy
A comic anecdote describes Mr. Jones returning home to find his son Tommy sent to bed as punishment for swearing. The father rushes upstairs to confront the child but trips over a loose stair-rod and injures his shin. The wife calls down that Tommy has learned his first lesson.
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Tommy
Mr. Jones
Jones
Bank Statement Fragment from Hewburg Oregon May 1915
Fragmentary OCR shows United States National Bank at Hewburg Oregon closing business on May 1915. Mentions tender funds, U.S. Treasury, and a balance around 686.08 with 2,500.00 figures, but details are unclear.
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United States
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Dundee
Ity
Charenee Butt
Morton
A. S. Mellinger
Oregon Hardware & Implement.Co
Ida Miller
Care
Paltky
Oliver
Implement Co
Pacific
Bill
Newberg Feed & Seed Co
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Thave
Portland Road
Walter Wilson
Newberg Seed & Seed Co
Carlisle
Graphic Office
Katima Jensen
Spaulding ‘ Ging Co
Speret
Atty
B.A
Jersey
M. Atkinson
Harrison
First National Bank of
D. D. Coulson
EB. D. M
Oregon Hardware& Implement Co
J. F. Forbes
Ot Dilley
Warren Glandon
Yamhill
Ore
Evening Telegram
the Graphic
H. Haberland
30Th
Gladstone Ave
J. Ego
Mint
Continental Mortgage Company
Petty & Company
Denham Bidg
Denver
Colo
Wood
Perales
Rte
Graphic and Evening Telegram
Dos
Kotaer
Sion Dheeemnlgaat
LaFayette State Bank
Muarrent Saan
Nee
Torat
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